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Meaning of "despisement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DESPISEMENT

despisement  [dɪˈspaɪzmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESPISEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Despisement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DESPISEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of despisement in the English dictionary

The definition of despisement in the dictionary is contempt, despisal.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESPISEMENT


advisement
ədˈvaɪzmənt
affranchisement
əˈfrænˌtʃaɪzmənt
aggrandisement
əˈɡrændɪzmənt
aggrandizement
əˈɡrændɪzmənt
amazement
əˈmeɪzmənt
amortisement
əˈmɔːtɪzmənt
amortizement
əˈmɔːtɪzmənt
appetisement
ˌæpəˈtaɪzmənt
appraisement
əˈpreɪzmənt
avisement
əˈvaɪzmənt
chastisement
tʃæsˈtaɪzmənt
disenfranchisement
ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt
disguisement
dɪsˈɡaɪzmənt
divertisement
dɪˈvɜːtɪzmənt
enfranchisement
ɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt
franchisement
ˈfræntʃɪzmənt
gazement
ˈɡeɪzmənt
mazement
ˈmeɪzmənt
reappraisement
ˌriːəˈpreɪzmənt
self-aggrandisement
ˌsɛlfəˈɡrændɪzmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESPISEMENT

despicability
despicable
despicableness
despicably
despiritualise
despiritualize
despisable
despisal
despise
despisedness
despiser
despisingly
despite
despiteful
despitefully
despitefulness
despiteous
despiteously
despoil
despoiler

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESPISEMENT

advertisement
agreement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of despisement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «despisement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESPISEMENT

Find out the translation of despisement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of despisement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «despisement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

despisement
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

despisement
570 millions of speakers

English

despisement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

despisement
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

despisement
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

despisement
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

despisement
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

despisement
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

despisement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penghinaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

despisement
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

despisement
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

despisement
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Despisement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

despisement
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

despisement
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिरस्कार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

despisement
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

despisement
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

despisement
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

despisement
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

despisement
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

despisement
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

despisement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

despisement
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

despisement
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of despisement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESPISEMENT»

The term «despisement» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.892 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESPISEMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «despisement» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «despisement» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about despisement

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESPISEMENT»

Discover the use of despisement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to despisement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Essays in Aesthetics
... admirer, 5 without mutuality. Despisement is a vectorized feeling that functions only in one direction ... of the initiative. I can only reply to despisement with an impotent grudge, in other words with 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 52 Axiological Relations .
G‰rard Genette, 2005
2
The Nature of God
THE. DESPISEMENT. OF. CHRIST. H. e is despised and rejected of men” (Isaiah 53:3) forms part one of the messianic predictions. God made known long beforehand the treatment His Son would receive when He became incarnate.
Arthur W. Pink, 1999
3
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... scurvy, sordid, ugly, vile, wretched despisable adj syn CONTEMPTIBLE, beggarly, cheap, despicable, mean, pitiable, pitiful, scurvy, shabby, sorry despisal n syn DESPITE 1, contempt, despisement, disdain, disparagement, scorn despise vb ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
despisement. 4 hate 5 scorn 6 hatred, malice 7 disdain, ill will 8 aversion, contempt, loathing 10 abhorrence 1 1 detestation, malevolence. despite. 3 cut 4 harm, hate, hurt, slap, snub 5 altho, scorn 6 grudge, hatred, injury, insult, malice, rebuff, ...
‎1995
5
Ace Kincaid: In Search of Heroes
“Make the call,” said Mike Foster. Ace reached for the receiver. “Do you know what you're going to say?” “Oh, I don't know—maybe something like 'Wilson, my total and absolute despisement of you and all those like you goes way beyond pure, ...
Lance Ford, 2006
6
The Shaping of Southern Culture: Honor, Grace, and War, ...
With regard to white offenses against black women, though, the slave's honor had no recourse, short of murder with inevitable consequences. Another sign of self-despisement can be located in the examples of sabotage or apparent plantation ...
Bertram Wyatt-Brown, 2001
7
Weeping Willow
Despisement the world is how I shall loath it the grimy sand surrounded inpenitrible miles of lush greens the seas used to greet others who were passing through now we have nothing and I despise it Dreams whether tis sailing towards the ...
Frederick Hovasapian
8
An introduction to modern English word-formation
The noun despise was used a few times in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and despisement is also recorded by the OED, as obsolete, occurring once in 1603 : ' Contempt and despisement of worldly wealth.' In the OEDS, however, we  ...
Valerie Adams, 1973
9
A New Beginning: Daily Devotions for Women Survivors of ...
They have earned our despisement. However, the Lord says, whatever our reasons, despisement is a sin. He knows that ultimately there will be consequences for us spiritually, emotionally, and maybe even physically. Despisement is a sin we ...
Samaritan Counseling Center, Al Ells, 1992
10
Americanisms--old & New
Despisement 199 Devil liberties are also taken with its pronunciation — " desprat M and " desput." despisement. — Contempt ; disdain ; contumely. A new form " built," says an American writer, "on a well-known model." One evening, I may own  ...
John Stephen Farmer, 1889

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESPISEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term despisement is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Peaky Blinders: 14 things we discovered on set
"He's probably the only man on the planet Campbell actually looks up to," Neill joked. "Everyone else, he has a healthy state of despisement. «Digital Spy UK, Oct 14»
2
The Nazification of America's Weapons Program
Actually, his despisement runs deeper, to scrutiny of his actions, for one, and with it, a fear of discovery of his fraudulent character as the man of ... «CounterPunch, Sep 14»
3
Networks Refuse to Cover DOJ Shutting Media Out of Ferguson …
... New York City from Sunday and Monday as they attempted to bring attention to their global warming agenda and despisement of Wall Street. «NewsBusters, Sep 14»
4
America's Global Agenda
From this overall context of despisement for the law, shared, but not carried to such lengths, by his predecessors, we have his high-tech ... «CounterPunch, Sep 14»
5
BWW Reviews: Ignite Theatre Presents a Solid Show and …
My only critique would be that I wanted more resentment, despisement, and bitterness exuding through in her climatic number, I Know the Truth ... «Broadway World, Jan 14»
6
Hugh Reilly : My festive spirit failure
Christmas Day is a time for people to come together and discover anew the reasons for mutual despisement. Fortunately, snide comments ... «Scotsman, Dec 13»
7
Race Traitor
Our hero's despisement of all that we foolishly projected onto him, largely—it must be frankly stated—because of the color of his skin. It's time to ... «CounterPunch, Jul 13»
8
'Hating' Anne Hathaway
You would see that despisement for the young actress goes way back. ALSO READ: Anne Hathaway: 'I've quit shopping'. The most interesting ... «Yahoo! Philippines News, Jan 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Despisement [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/despisement>. Apr 2024 ».
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